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#503A8A

#503a8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#503a8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 22.75% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.03% cyan, 57.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 256.5°, with 40.82% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 2.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0657

Complementary

  1. #503a8a
  2. #748a3a

Split complementary

  1. #503a8a
  2. #8a783a
  3. #4c8a3a

Analogous

  1. #3a4c8a
  2. #503a8a
  3. #783a8a

Triadic

  1. #503a8a
  2. #8a503a
  3. #3a8a50

Tetradic

  1. #503a8a
  2. #8a3a74
  3. #748a3a
  4. #3a8a50

Square

  1. #503a8a
  2. #8a3a4c
  3. #748a3a
  4. #3a8a78

Monochromatic

  1. #120d1e
  2. #312354
  3. #503a8a
  4. #7258b9
  5. #a08ecf

Shades

#503a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #503a8a
  2. #48347c
  3. #402e6e
  4. #382961
  5. #302353
  6. #281d45
  7. #201737
  8. #181129
  9. #100c1c
  10. #08060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#503a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #503a8a
  2. #624e96
  3. #7361a1
  4. #8575ad
  5. #9689b9
  6. #a89dc5
  7. #b9b0d0
  8. #cbc4dc
  9. #dcd8e8
  10. #eeebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#503a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #503a8a
  2. #554189
  3. #5a4888
  4. #5e4f87
  5. #635686
  6. #685d85
  7. #6d6484
  8. #726b83
  9. #767282
  10. #7b7981
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f4a8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #164788 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #404b5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #34448c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #364289 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #474571 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-503a8a {
  color: #503a8a;
}
Background
.bg-503a8a {
  background-color: #503a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-503a8a {
  border: 2px solid #503a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #503a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 58 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 41% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-503a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #503a8a, #783a8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-503a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 58 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 2.26 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.39 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.33 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.72 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.83 #afc575 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#503a8a  rgb(80, 58, 138)  hsl(257, 41%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#748a3a  rgb(116, 138, 58)  hsl(77, 41%, 38%)  Olive Drab
#8a503a  rgb(138, 80, 58)  hsl(17, 41%, 38%)  Chestnut
#3a8a50  rgb(58, 138, 80)  hsl(137, 41%, 38%)  Sea Green